Dear all,
There will be a Giant Snakehead on fly fishing challenge organized by UFO on 3rd - 6th of December 2010 in Belum Dam.
This is going to be a yearly competition / event by UFO… the 1st and only Giant Snakehead ( Tomman ) fly fishing challenge in Malaysia.
Only 30 participants are taking part in this 4 days 3 nights fly fishing competition… 2 fishors to a boat with a boatman.
Further details will be posted soon.
Dron
UFO
Why a competitive fishing event called Giant Snakehead On Fly?
In the United States, there is a famous fly fishing event called the Jackson Hole One Fly. Held over three days with sponsored competitors limited to fishing with only one fly per day, this prestigious fly fishing event has a charitable mission to generate, manage and fund projects which environmentally benefit the future of trout and fly fishing.
Similarly, the Giant Snakehead On Fly aims to generate, manage and promote activities that will environmentally benefit the future of freshwater fly fishing in Malaysia. This is a pioneering event for a select and growing segment of the fly fishermen in Asia and we seek to form strategic partnerships with sponsors to promote and grow this event into a renowned and annually anticipated event in the international fly fishing sporting calendar.
Giant Snakeheads (Channa Micropeltes) are top predators in the South-East Asian regional freshwaters, growing up to 25 pounds. They are renowned for their fearsome strength and prowess amongst conventional tackle sport fishermen. We aim to emulate the success of Jackson Hole’s One Fly by introducing the extreme challenge of fishing for Giant Snakeheads on long fly rods set in the serene but utterly challenging timber strewn lake environment of Royal Belum National Park. In doing so, we hope to encourage the preservation of the Giant Snakeheads, Sebaraus, and other excellent freshwater game fishes found in Malaysia.
The UFO Giant Snakehead On Fly is organized by the volunteer and non-profit United FlyAnglers Organization (UFO) and will be held over 2½ days of competition, on the dates of 4th to 7th December 2010. There will be a maximum of 30 participants with invitations to fly fishing communities in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and more distant countries.
The Giant Snakehead is actively pursued as a game fish by sport fishermen in Malaysia and Thailand. Though quite basic at best, Malaysia is currently better poised with the necessary infrastructure and facilities to promote and organize a competitive international fly fishing event for the Giant Snakehead. As event organizers, UFO is counting on the success of this inaugural event to publicize game fly fishing in Malaysia, and entice future participation from fly fishing enthusiasts from America, Australia, Europe and Asia.
Due to some details need to fine tune… we will re post the detail later..
Due to some details need to fine tune… we will re post the detail later..
Considering the nature of Toman fishing, ie., first person to get in the first cast usually stands the highest chance of landing fish, I suggest that the competition be a team event instead to lessen the chance of accidentally hooking the boatman and each other in the heat of the moment! A team event means there will be consultation and interaction between the 2 anglers in the boat instead of competing to get the first cast into the first rise or first pod of frys spotted, which I think is quite hazardous.
dennis
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Originally posted by Steelhead
Considering the nature of Toman fishing, ie., first person to get in the first cast usually stands the highest chance of landing fish, I suggest that the competition be a team event instead to lessen the chance of accidentally hooking the boatman and each other in the heat of the moment! A team event means there will be consultation and interaction between the 2 anglers in the boat instead of competing to get the first cast into the first rise or first pod of frys spotted, which I think is quite hazardous.dennis
I’m thinking of the same thing too…
snakehead with fly, that would be a real challenge!. now what would be the size of the fly?
How big can you tie your fly?
Dron,
For this Fly Fishing for Snakehead on December, I would like to sign up 2 of my friends who confirmed to join in. They both are old fly anglers from Ipoh. Please put them in your list for this competition - Uncle Goh Tian Boo & Uncle Ng
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Dron,
For this Fly Fishing for Snakehead on December, I would like to sign up 2 of my friends who confirmed to join in. They both are old fly anglers from Ipoh. Please put them in your list for this competition - Uncle Goh Tiang Boo & Uncle Ng Chan Chiew.
Please keep me posted on the cost to pay for the trip and what flies needed. As I need to update them.
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The Participants:
Anyone wanna get a 8wt fly rod for this challenge? [:D][:D]
It’s final.
This event has undergone fine-tuning, so this post is the latest version.
UFO GIANT SNAKEHEAD ON FLY
Why a competitive fishing event called Giant Snakehead On Fly?
In the United States, there is a famous flyfishing event called the Jackson Hole One Fly. Held over three days with sponsored competitors limited to fishing with only one fly per day, this prestigious flyfishing event has a charitable mission to generate, manage and fund projects which environmentally benefit the future of trout and flyfishing.
Similarly, the UFO Giant Snakehead On Fly aims to generate funds to support, manage and promote activities that will environmentally benefit the future of flyfishing in Malaysia. This is a pioneering event for a select and growing segment of the fly fishermen in Asia and we seek to form strategic partnerships with sponsors to promote and grow this event into a renowned and annually anticipated event in the international flyfishing sporting calendar.
Giant Snakeheads (Channa Micropeltes) are top predators in the South-East Asian regional freshwaters, growing up to 25 pounds. They are renowned for their fearsome strength and prowess amongst conventional tackle sport fishermen. We aim to emulate the success of Jackson Hole’s One Fly by introducing the extreme challenge of fishing for Giant Snakeheads on long fly rods set in the serene but utterly challenging timber strewn lake environment of Royal Belum National Park. In doing so, we hope to encourage the preservation of the Giant Snakeheads, Sebaraus, and other excellent freshwater game fishes found in Malaysia.
The UFO Giant Snakehead On Fly is organized by the volunteer and non-profit United FlyAnglers Organization (UFO) and will be held over 2½ days of competition, on the dates of 11th to 14th November 2010. There will be an initial allocation for 24 participants with invitations to flyfishing communities in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and more distant countries.
The Giant Snakehead is actively pursued as a game fish by sport fishermen in Malaysia and Thailand. Though quite basic at best, Malaysia is currently better poised with the necessary infrastructure and facilities to promote and organize a competitive international flyfishing event for the Giant Snakehead. As on organization dedicated to development of flyfishing and fishery conservation, UFO is counting on the success of this inaugural event to publicize game flyfishing in Malaysia, and entice future participation from flyfishing enthusiasts from America, Australia, Europe and Asia.
The UFO Giant Snakehead on Fly is a community event that aims to garner the support of the Malaysian and Asian flyfishing community, to generate funding that will be managed to environmentally benefit the future of flyfishing and our Malaysian fisheries. We ask our community of fly fishermen to rise to the challenge of tackling one of the most fearsome and tenacious freshwater predator in Asian waters. As a charity event, prizes will not be rich and only consolation prizes will be awarded for the top teams. However, the winning team will have their names and fame etched for posterity on a stylish Challenge Trophy that will be displayed at Tacklebox.
Challenge Trophy : Team with the highest accumulated weight for all species of Snakeheads
a. Participation fee is RM820.00 per person and will include the following
i. Registration fee
ii. Food and board for 3 nights on a boathouse. Breakfast, lunch and dinner with mineral water provided at all times. Coffee/Tea and cordial drinks provided during meal times. Other soft drinks and alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase at very reasonable prices.
iii. Twin-sharing speed boat with boatman with fuel for 3 days fishing (2½ days of competition)
iv. Permit for entry into Royal Belum National Park
b. Registration is open to a maximum of 12 teams of 2 participants each. If there are more than 12 teams registered before 30th September, the organizers will attempt to accommodate additional teams. The organizers will try their best to pair up individuals without a team-mate.
c. Registration is open from 5th August until 11th October 2010. Please register with a deposit of RM400 per team, at Tacklebox, Subang Jaya. Call Nick Ooi at +6019-2025524 or +603-56370268 for details, or email at nick_ooi2000@yahoo.com.
d. Because we require one month to finalize the permit applications to enter Royal Belum, participants are required pay the full amount before 11th October 2010, otherwise the initial deposit will be forfeited. Participants may not replace their registration with the name of another person after 11th October 2010.
e. Participants are then required to turn up at Banding Island Jetty at 0800hrs on 11th November 2010 for transfer to the base camp via speedboat and subsequent entry into Royal Belum National park. Due to the essence of timing for launching the 1st fishing session at 1430hrs on that day, the transfer speedboats will punctually leave Banding Island Jetty at 1000hrs.
f. A pre-competition briefing and flyfishing for Giant Snakehead clinic will be held at the field near Tacklebox on 30th October 2010 at 3pm.
It is highly recommended that all participants attend this briefing and clinic, where the following topics will be discussed and demonstrated.
a. There isn’t any Flyfishing IGFA record registered yet for our species of Giant Snakehead, Toman Bunga, Haruan and Bujuk. UFO is happy to have the support of Malaysia’s IGFA representative En. Aziz Daud, in encouraging all participants to try for an IGFA record application for our snakeheads.
b. The weighing scale provided to each team will have IGFA certification and a copy of the 2010 IGFA Angling Rules will be made available to all participants, or may be downloaded at http://www.igfa.org/fish/igfa-angling-rules.aspx.
An auction will be held during the event, of premium flyfishing tackle that will be available for bidding only by the participants of the UFO Giant Snakehead on Fly. A list of the items and the attractively low reserve prices will be posted and announced before the end of registration.
a. Registration and payment
b. Questions and other stuff
Please note that foreign participants will need to pay an additional RM40.00 for their permit application to enter Royal Belum National Park.
The Participants:
Total participants for this challenge are 24person only, now only 19 seats available, those who are interested, pls contact Nick ooi ASAP.
My favourite Giant Snakehead fly; the Gurgler, a white version also caught the fancy of a 3 kilo Sebarau.
Step by step will be posted soon on fly-tying thread.
